ENSO response

Note, gridded plots have been updaed to use 1981-2010 climatologies and also include one more event

Composite (average) atmospheric variables associated with 9 El Nino and 9 La Nina events from 1948 to the present. Events are defined for winter(Nov-Mar) and summer (May-Sep). Anomalies are defined as the difference from the 1981-2010 means (1971-2000 for the climate division data). Options are available for comparing El Nino to La Nina, anomalies to means and winter to summer. Set your browser window as wide as possible to view plots side-by-side.
How ENSO events differ.
How composites vary throughout a season.
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